Meta Major: Health Science, AS

Program Description

The Health Science AS is designed to allow the student seeking an advanced degree in a healthcare field to transfer to a four-year institution for program completion. The student will have the opportunity to develop a strong curricular foundation in general education and life science courses, while exploring areas of interest through the careful selection of elective courses that fit within a specific career path. With the Health Science Meta Major, the student can narrow their choice in major while developing an educational plan that leads to degree completion.

The CWC nursing student working toward a bachelor’s degree in nursing at the University of Wyoming benefits from this program, as does the student interested in a healthcare field who is unsure of a particular area of focus.

The student is strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor when choosing elective courses that will meet degree requirements.

General Education Requirements

Writing Level I (WR1) 3 credits
Writing Level II (WR2) 3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) 3 credits
Student must complete six (6) credits of General Education courses distributed over two (2) different general education areas, ARTS/HUM/SOC. (SOC is in the program) 3 credits
LSCI (in program)
MATH (in program)
ORAL 3 credits
SOC (in program)
UNST (in program)

Program Requirements

Course Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIOL 1010General Biology I

4 credits

 

CHEM 1000Intro to Chemistry

4 credits

OR

CHEM 1020General Chemistry I

4 credits

 

HLTK 1200Medical Terminology

3 credits

MATH 1400College Algebra

4 credits

MOLB 2210General Microbiology

4 credits

PSYC 1000General Psychology

4 credits

 

STAT 2050Fundamentals of Statistics

4 credits

OR

STAT 2070Intro Statistics for the Social Sciences

4 credits

 

UNST 1005Student Success Course

1 credits

ZOO 2015Human Anatomy

4 credits

ZOO 2025Human Physiology

4 credits

Program Electives

Students must choose a minimum of nine (9) credits from the following list of program electives:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANTH 1200Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3 credits

ART 2010Art History I

3 credits

ART 2020Art History II

3 credits

CHEM 1030General Chemistry II

4 credits

ECON 1010Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 1020Microeconomics

3 credits

FCSC 1140Nutrition

2 credits

HLTK 1625AHA BLS for the Provider

0.5 credits

HLTK 1665Electrocardiography Techniques

1 credit

HLTK 1685Expanded Patient Care

3 credits

MEDA 1800Phlebotomy Principles in Practice

3 credits

NURS 1400LPN Transition

2 credits

NRST 1510Nursing Assistant

4 credits

NRST 1550Certified Nursing Assistant II

3 credits

NRST 1600Medication Aide

6 credits

PHYS 1050Concepts of Physics

4 credits

SOC 1000Sociological Principles

3 credits

ZOO 2140Cadaver Anatomy

2 credits

Total Credit Hours: 60